Laura - Thanks for your input.  I read a review on the  HP 3600  that said
the print quality was average (not good for photos, for example) and they
had some problems with exploding toner cartridges!!   Beth

> At Barbara Bush we have a 4700.  It does a beautiful job printing and is
> fast, but needed new cartridges just recently.  It was almost $1000 for
> all four colors.  Wow.
> It is a constant battle with kids printing to the wrong printers, so I
> only attach teachers' machines to the 4700 and they can print the kids'
> stuff off the server.  However, a savvy kid can get to it on a Mac.
> The printer itself is large; having the same footprint as the old 4550 but
> much taller, to the tune of about 3 feet.  At tabletop it is somewhat tall
> for a vertically challenged person.
> Got money?  Go for it.  Want to save money?  I believe the other would do
> a good job too.
>
> Laura Irwin
>
>> Fellow aides:
>>     Our color printer (HP 4550N) died and it looks like the district
>> supports HP 4700 and HP 4005, both of which are over $1000 and toners
>> run $240 each.  The other is a HP 3600 for less than $600 with toners
>> for $130.  We need a simple but reliable printer, no bells or
>> whistles, that can handle 1000 to 3000 pages per month.  Any advice or
>> recommendations would be helpful!  Thanks.
>>
>> Beth at Ishikawa
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